LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas has suspended a lieutenant for 30 days for excessive use of force for the beating of a man when Thomas was on a private security duty last year.

A letter from Thomas made public Friday says Lt. David Hudson will be suspended without pay for the “type and degree” of force he used.

A video of the beating last year at a Little Rock restaurant shows Hudson striking a man who was later arrested.

Little Rock television station KATV reported Thomas’ letter says Hudson “exceeded the force which was reasonable and necessary.”

The suspension runs Nov. 12 to Dec. 11, and Hudson is banned from taking off-duty jobs in that time.